20 January
In January 1990 troops entered Baku — the origin of the Day of National Mourning.
Subject
From the national army of 1918 to today's armed forces — structure, history, symbols.
The site is in progress. The domain is reserved; design and texts are under way.
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
The national army was founded on 26 June 1918 by a decision of the republic's government — the date now marked as Armed Forces Day. The modern army was rebuilt after 1991.
The site gathers the facts: structures, military academies, insignia and commemorative dates.
1918, the 1920s, 1991 onwards
Flags, badges, uniforms
Military schools and academies
The official calendar
In January 1990 troops entered Baku — the origin of the Day of National Mourning.
1918: the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic — the first parliamentary republic in the Muslim East.
The state holiday marking the liberation of Shusha in the autumn of 2020.